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I have finished scanning and sorting yet another box of photos. Is there an end in sight? - I don't think so. The good news is that the photos are now preserved, sorted, filed, and available at an instance with my handy computer and file system.

This time I was scanning the Skibbe family photos that I skillfully removed from my mothers clutches. Among the box of photos from her family were two photos - one of my brother and one of my father - clipped together at the bottom of the box. I am not going to ask how they got there, however, it is interesting that both photos were taken when they were each about nine years old.

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I left Madison with a USB full of records regarding the Drezdzon and other related families. I downloaded quite a few obituaries from Milwaukee's Polish newspapers. My find at FGS was a book on how to read Polish obituaries, I have many translations to work through. First stop in Illinois was a stop at Portillo's for a Chicago dog, I was in heaven! Which led me to the second most important thing to do - hitting a grocery store and buying all the bright green relish that I could find.

I actually was in the area to visit the family graves at Concordia Cemetery located in Forest Park, Illinois. The cemetery offices were very helpful and I located more family plots. I like to check on the plots since my grandmother paid for perpetual care in 1942 in the amount of $100.00. The $100.00 covers the entire plot of nine graves. I think she would be happy to know the cemetery has kept their word she made quit a bargain.

The National Archives will be presenting a 2016 Virtual Genealogy Fair to be held October 26th and 27th. No need to register just go to Genealogy Fair to attend.

Session Schedule (eastern daylight time EDT)
Day 1: Wednesday, October 26Watch entire day on YouTube TimeActivity10 a.m.Welcoming Remarks by Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero10:05 a.m.Introduction to Genealogy at the National Archives by Claire Kluskens11 a.m.The Best National Archives Records Genealogists Aren't Using by Lori Cox-Paul12 p.m.National Archives Innovative Online Resources and Tools to Help with Your Genealogical Research by Sarah Swanson and Kelly Osborn1 p.m.You too can be a Citizen Archivist! Getting the most out of the National Archives Catalog by Suzanne Isaacs and Meredith Doviak2 p.m.Department of State Records for Genealogical Research by David Pfeiffer3 p.m.American Battle Monuments Commission by Ryan Bass
Day 2: Thursday, October 27Watch entire day on YouTube TimeActivity10 a.m.Nonpop…

I am driving to #FGS2016 from Tucson, Arizona. My first goal is to make it to Madison Wisconsin and research at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The target of my research is my husband's family - Drvaric, Drezdzon, Drezdon, Dresdon, Mikolajczak, Kwiecienski. I have my research list made and ready to go.

The next target is Forest Park, Illinois to visit cemeteries where family are buried: Concordia, Forest Home and Wunder's cemeteries. Then on to Ridgewood Memorial to visit my Grandparents graves in Des Plaines. I may look up some old high school friends and visit the old neighborhood.

While I am in the area I am going to stock up on some bright green or Chicago Relish as it is also called. Never heard of Chicago relish?

Amy Urman is a genealogical researcher, lecturer and private investigator. This blog is used to share pictures, memories, stories, recipes and anything family or genealogy related. She is the co-founder of the Pima County Genealogy Society - and society blogger at pimacountygenealogysociety.blogspot.com.